American Lawmakers Preparing Legislation Against Benefitting Hezbollah With Tax Payer Funds

Press release from American congressman Howard Berman:

[This law] will set rigorous requirements for the provision of foreign assistance to Lebanon during periods when Hezbollah is part of the majority governing coalition. The introduction of the legislation comes in the wake of the establishment this week of a new Lebanese government forged by Hezbollah and led by a Hezbollah-designated prime minister.

This will affect things like American assistance to the Lebanese Army. I don’t think it’s really a big deal. It’s more of a matter of principal and consistency in American policy..